Pair arrested over suspected £3.4m furlough fraud
Amy Austin, 10 May 2021
Aman and a woman from West Yorkshire have been arrested as part of an HM Revenue and Customs investigation into a suspected £3.4m Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) fraud.
Both individuals were also arrested in relation to a suspected multi-million-pound tax fraud last month, including money laundering and VAT evasion. They have been released under investigation. More than £6m held in bank accounts controlled by the pair have been frozen by HMRC after its Taxpayer Protection Taskforce officers executed a search warrant on April 28. Continue reading “Article: Pair arrested over suspected £3.4m furlough fraud”

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